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Shabda

(sound)

Sparsha

(Touch)

Rupa

(Sight)

Rasa

(Taste)

Gandha

(Odour)

Akasha

Indiscrete, ether-like

Vayu

Energy or Force

Tejas

Hot gaseous particles

Apas

Liquifying vapourous particles

Prithvi

Solidifying particles

All pervading; gives the starting point for other elements; conveys thought and subtle sound waves

Gives movement and dynamism

Luminosity and expansion Gives energy and heat

Exercising pressure;

Gives cohesion necessary for form.

Contraction and Attraction leading to a solid form; also gives extension through growth

Anandamaya Kosa or

Bliss sheath

Vijnanamaya Kosa or

Knowledge sheath or

Archetypal sheath

Manomaya kosa or

Mental sheath

Pranamaya kosa or

Vital Sheath

or

Energy sheath

Annamayakosa

or

Food sheath